The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-02
MONTANA LEGISLATURE.
Routine Business up to the Hour Of
Going to Press.


UOlus w HOsb.
The Council.
TUESDAY JAN. 25.-Another petition
vas presented, urging the enactment ola
aw to do away with Objectionable fea-
ures of variety theatres and saloons.
NOTICES OF Bills.
BY Kennedy, to amend an act amend
ing section s73, 9Th, Div. R. S., concern
ing mining locations.
BY Collins. to amend an act to provide
for the compensation of counsel in GER
tain criminal cases.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Holiday, C. B. No. II, for the re-
lief of Albert w. Tanner. This is the
reproduction of a Measure which passed
the last session of the Legislature but
failed to receive the Governors approval
1t %appropriates s 1000 of Territorial
money to Tanner rs compensation for
services rendered and expenses incurred
in going to Ohio with requisition papers
to arrest one August Callahan. Bill read
twice and referred to the committee on
ways and means.
PASSAGE OF BILLS.
H. B. No. 2, authorizing the Governor
to execute bonds for arms for the militia
was read third time and passed by un.
animous vote.
H. J. M. No. 2, praying for the open
ing of a part of the Fort Buford military
reservation, was read third time and
passed by unanimous vote.
G. B. No. 3, amending the Probate
Practice act in the matter of succession
to estates, was read third time and pass
ed by unanimous vote.
WEDNESDAY JAN. 26.-The judiciary
committee made substantially the fol-
lowing report.
Your committee to whom vas referred
c. B. No. II, ian act to Great the county
of Park, and for the election of the Of
icers thereof" beg leave to report that
they have carefully examined its pro-
visions and have found that they are
essentially those contained in all the
bills creating counties in this Territory
for the past seven years. 1t has been in
timated, however, that under the act of
Congress approved July, 80, 1886, COM
monty known as the restrictive act. it is
not within the power of the legislature
to pass bills of the nature of the one
under consideration; we have therefor
deemed it u duty to examine the pro-
visions of said act of Congress as closely
as the time at our disposal would allow.
1t is apparent from the general power
conferred on the legislative by the
Organic Act that unless directly prohibit.
ed by this late act of Congress, the
Legislature has as full power to pass any
and all laws as it ever had. Within the
general power of the Legislature the
creation of new counties is unquestion-
ably contained, and unless it can be
shown affirmatively that this power is
withheld by the restrictive act it I'M
doubtedly still exists. If Enquiry on the
subject leads merely to a doubt Of the
power, the doubt is in favor of the
legislative right. We do not think that
a careful reading of the provision of said
act will show anything that in any man.
ner interferes with the Legislative power
in this matter.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Cardwell-C. B. No, Is, relating tc
the fees of assessors. This bill provides
that the compensation of county assessor
shall be q certain ratio of the amount o
their assessment. 1t allows such officer
81, 500 on the first $4,000, 900, of their as
sessment and $l25 for every succeeding
million, besides a certain percentage OF
special taxes.
By Hundley-C. B. No. 10, to amend
an act providing for the compensation o
counsel in certain criminal cases.
By Sutherlin-C. No. 20, relating t,
money of the poor fund.
BILLS PASSED.
HI No. II, amending an act concern
ing the branding of cattle was read
third time and passed by unanimou
vote.
c. B. No. 9, to amend section 1l73 Q
the 9Th, division OF the revised statutes
was read a third time and passed; ayes
II, noes l..
c. B. No. IL, Holidays bill creatin
Park county, was read a third time an
passed; ayes II, noes l.. Sutherlin, VIII
cast the only negative vote on the mea
sure, explained his action by Stain
his belief that, in SO far as the bill name
. a certain place for the county seat,
was in conflict with the provisions oft
legislative restrictive act of Congress.
THURSDAY JAN. GA communicate
was received from the governor recon
mending the passage ola bill appropria
ing $500 to $500 for the relief of som
i. Cree Indians on Sun river, who are in
t starving condition. The communicate
was accompanied by a petition from cit
e zens of Sun River, stating the facts an
d asking the relief be extended to the Il
dians. The communication and petitio
were referred to the committee IN Ii
y dian affairs, with instructions to repo
o as soon as possible.
e Collins; from the the judiciary con
mittee, reported a substitute for H. s. N
d l, concerning the crime of rape. =,
Kennedy introduced a bill providiI
d for the appointment of a territorial boal
h of arbitration. 1t provides for the al
If pointment by the governor, with Il
approval of the council, of three prrsol
d who shah constitute a board of arbitr
,e ton, n of whom shall be an employ
or a member of an organization r
,t presenting employers, one shall be